Practical Guide to Basic Laboratory Andrology

List of contents

List of abbreviations:1. Introduction; 2. Basic physiology; 3. Basic semen examination; 4. Extended semen analysis; 5. Sperm DNA; 6. Computer-aided sperm analysis; 7. Sperm function tests; 8. Tests of sperm-cervical mucus interaction; 9. Sperm preparation; 10. Sperm cryopreservation; 11. Preparation of surgically retrieved spermatozoa; 12. Quality management and accreditation; 13. Risk management; 14. Reproductive toxicology; 15. Andrology laboratory safety; Appendices: 16. Interpreting andrology laboratory results#; 17. Equipment required for a basic andrology laboratory; 18. Home testing; 19. Example andrology laboratory forms; 19. Comparison of replicate counts; Index.

About the author

David Mortimer is President of Oozoa Biomedical Inc, Vancouver, Canada, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University Dundee, Soctland, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Alvarez Juan G., Christopher L. R. Barratt, Barratt Christopher L. R., Lars Björndahl, José Antonio Castilla, Haugen Trine B., Kvist Ulrik, Menkveld Roelof, David Mortimer, David Bjorndahl Mortimer, Mortimer David
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.03.2022
• EAN: 9781009181631
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0918163-1
• No. of pages: 380
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics, Infertility & fertilization, Infertility and fertilization